Daniel Polansky's Reviews > The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God and Other Stories

After last week’s somewhat disappointing snatch of Keret’s non-fiction it was fun to read him back in top form. I’m honestly shocked that Keret isn’t more popular than he is already—not only are his stories funny, poignant, and original, but they’re also simple and short. One of those rare books that can be enjoyed by people who like to read and people who don’t really like to read.

Update: 9.11.2023 Brief accounts of surrealist-stricken Israeli man-children. Re-reading Keret for the first time in a long while he reminded me of Nick Hornby, with his not-completely-unsympathetic focus on the relationships and rituals which define modern masculinity. I really liked the one about the guardian angel who is a shitty friend.